Bible Verses About Meekness

Now this man Moshe was very humble, more so than anyone on earth.

David was in serious trouble: the people were talking about stoning him to death, because all the people were in such deep grief, each man over his sons and daughters. But David strengthened himself in ADONAI his God.

Avishai the son of Tz'ruyah said to the king, "Why allow this dead dog to curse my lord the king? Just let me go over and remove his head!"

The king said, "Do you sons of Tz'ruyah and I have anything in common? Let him curse. If ADONAI tells him, 'Curse David,' who has the right to ask, 'Why are you doing it?'"

David then said to Avishai and all his servants, "Look, my own son, who came from my own body, seeks my life. So how much more now this Binyamini! Let him alone; and let him curse, if ADONAI told him to.

Maybe ADONAI will notice how I'm treating him, and ADONAI will reward me with good instead of his curses."

The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek ADONAI will praise him; Your hearts will enjoy life forever.

leads the humble to do what is right and teaches the humble [to live] his way.

turn from evil, and do good; seek peace, go after it!

But the meek will inherit the land and delight themselves in abundant peace.

In your majesty, succeed, ride on in the cause of truth, meekness and righteousness. May your right hand teach you awesome things.

You pronounce sentence from heaven; the earth grows silent with fear

when God arises to judge, to save all the humble of the earth. (Selah)

ADONAI sustains the humble but brings the wicked down to the ground.

for ADONAI takes delight in his people, he crowns the humble with salvation.

Being slow to anger goes with great understanding, being quick-tempered makes folly still worse.

A gentle response deflects fury, but a harsh word makes tempers rise.

Hot-tempered people stir up strife, but patient people quiet quarrels.

He who controls his temper is better than a war hero, he who rules his spirit better than he who captures a city.

Better a dry piece of bread with calm than a house full of food but also full of strife.

People with good sense are slow to anger, and it is their glory to overlook an offense.

Avoiding quarrels brings a person honor; for any fool can explode in anger.

With patience a ruler may be won over, and a gentle tongue can break bones.

Scoffers can inflame a city, but the wise can calm the fury.

The end of something is better than its beginning, so the patient are better than the proud.